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Fierce Network Research report examines telcos role in the AI economy and profiles early AI adopters
The telecommunications industry is at a critical crossroads. As AI reshapes global value chains, communications service providers (CSPs) must determine their strategic position: will they remain infrastructure enablers or evolve into full-scale participants in the AI economy? A new Fierce Network Research report — “Risk, Reward and Revenue: Defining Telcos’ Role in the AI Economy” —… Read more
STL completes successful Multi-Core Fiber (MCF) trial with Colt in London, UK
India based STL, a global provider of optical and digital connectivity solutions for AI-era networks, has completed multi-core fiber (MCF) field trials with Colt Technology Services on Colt’s London metro optical network. The trial is a meaningful proof point for space-division multiplexing (SDM) in carrier environments, demonstrating that MCF can lift per-fiber strand capacity while staying… Read more
Huawei Cloud Review and Global Sales Partner Policies for 2026
Huawei Cloud is the cloud computing platform of Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., offering a comprehensive suite of cloud services and solutions for enterprises and individual consumers. It’s ranked as the second-largest cloud service provider in China by market share, consistently placing behind the market leader, Alibaba Cloud. Huawei Cloud provides a full range of services including… Read more
Blue Origin announces TeraWave – satellite internet rival for Starlink and Amazon Leo
The BBC reports that Jeff Bezos owned Blue Origin plans to create a new communications network called TeraWave, launching more than 5,400 satellites to offer global internet coverage. TeraWave will be focused on data centers, businesses and governments. In a satellite internet market dominated by Elon Musk’s Starlink, Blue Origin would still have fewer satellites in… Read more
India 5G subscribers top 400 Million with rapid adoption continuing without 5Gi
With over 400 million 5G subscribers, India now ranks #2 globally (China is #1 [1.]). What’s even more remarkable is the speed of adoption after 5G spectrum auctions were repeatedly delayed. Jyotiraditya Scindia, India’s union minister for communications and development of the North Eastern Region, said the country is “setting new global benchmarks in scale,… Read more
From LPWAN to Hybrid Networks: Satellite and NTN as Enablers of Enterprise IoT – Part 2
By Afnan Khan (ML Engineer) and Mehsam Bin Tahir (Data Engineer) Introduction: This is the second of two articles on the impact of the Internet of Things (IoT) on the UK Telecom industry. The first is at Enterprise IoT and the Transformation of UK Telecom Business Models – Part 1 Executive Summary: Early Internet of… Read more
Fiber Optic Networks & Subsea Cable Systems as the foundation for AI and Cloud services
Introduction: A foundational enabler of global AI infrastructure and cloud service expansion are the fiber-optic networks interconnecting data centers worldwide. These high-capacity optical systems form the invisible backbone of modern digital society, facilitating everything from real-time financial transactions and mission-critical enterprise traffic to defense systems, entertainment, and personal communications. Access to cloud-based AI platforms—and the… Read more
Automating Fiber Testing in the Last Mile: An Experiment from the Field
By Said Yakhyoev with Sridhar Talari & Ajay Thakur The December 23, 2025 IEEE ComSoc Tech Blog post on AI-driven data center buildouts [1.] highlights the urgent need to scale optical fiber and related equipment[1]. While much of the industry focus is on manufacturing capacity and high-density components inside data centers, a different bottleneck is… Read more
Comparing AI Native mode in 6G (IMT 2030) vs AI Overlay/Add-On status in 5G (IMT 2020)
Executive Summary: AI integration in 6G specifications (3GPP) and standards (ITU-R IMT 2030) highlights a strategic shift in the telecom industry towards AI-native networks, with telecom industry heavyweights like Huawei, Samsung, Ericsson, and Nokia actively developing foundational technologies. Unlike 5G, where AI and machine learning were limited applications or add-on features over existing architecture, 6G… Read more
China ITU filing to put ~200K satellites in low earth orbit while FCC authorizes 7.5K additional Starlink LEO satellites
China has submitted regulatory filings with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to put approximately 200,000 satellites in orbit. It’s part of a national strategy to secure orbital positions and radio frequencies for a massive low-Earth orbit (LEO) broadband satellite network (aka Non Terrestrial Network or NTN). The vast majority of these new satellites are from… Read more